Rocket DB

Titan family

Titan 402B IUS

RetiredUnited StatesLockheed MartinSpec: 402B IUS

Titan IV was a family of heavy-lift space launch vehicles developed by Martin Marietta and operated by the United States Air Force from 1989 to 2005.

Flights flown5
Success rate80%4/5
Payload to LEO21,680kg
Maiden flight1997-02-23
Peak year19971 flight

Titan 402B IUS is built by Lockheed Martin of the United States. It first flew on 23 February 1997 and last flew on 14 February 2004.

Flight record

5 records
80% success rate4 of 5 flown · 1 failed
1997peak 1997 · 1 flight2004
First flight1997-02-23
Latest flight2004-02-14
Failures1
Consecutive successes3
Fastest turnaround394d 23h

Payload

Per mission profile
Low Earth orbit21,680kg

Vehicle

402B IUS spec
Stages3
Length54m
Diameter3.05m
Launch mass925t
Liftoff thrust15,000kN
Maiden flight1997-02-23
ReusableNo

Pads used

2 pads
Space Launch Complex 404Space Launch Complex 411

Orbits delivered

1 orbit
Geostationary Orbit5

Launch history

5 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
2004-02-14Titan 402B IUS | DSP 22Space Launch Complex 40Geostationary OrbitSuccess
2001-08-06Titan 402B IUS | DSP 21Space Launch Complex 40Geostationary OrbitSuccess
2000-05-08Titan 402B IUS | DSP 20Space Launch Complex 40Geostationary OrbitSuccess
1999-04-09Titan 402B IUS | DSP 19Space Launch Complex 41Geostationary OrbitFailure
1997-02-23Titan 402B IUS | DSP 18Space Launch Complex 40Geostationary OrbitSuccess

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.

Further reading: Wikipedia